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FAIR HOUSING FEDERATION OF GREATER BOSTON
14 CRA'.IFORD STREET, ROXBURY 21, MASSACHUSETTS
Highlands 5-5900
HOUSING REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING
Sadelle R. Sacks January 10, 1963
Jean Schreiber
Housing Chairmen
The accompanying table shows the total disposition of 155 concluded records of applicants since April 1961 when the Federation took over
the operation of the Clearing House. Since, there are 36 applicants
who are currently looking for housing* a total of 191 homeseekers have
sought aid since April 1961.
During the first year there were 46 concluded records, 69 in the
following six month period and 40 in the last 3 months*
These figures show an increase in total activity that has not
slackened during the winter months. The success of committee aid in
"homes bought" is evident. In the last 3 months rentals do not show
any success except "through other agencies" or "realtors".
Without having done an analysis of this data as yet, we would
estimate that lack of success in "rentals" derives from (1) more
requests for lower priced apartments in the inner city areas, (2)
absence of committees in these localities, (3) length of time Involved
in waiting for results of MCAD complaints, (4) the number of out-of-
staters who need to find housing quickly.
We have set up an inner city apartment-aide program, and although
we have about 30 volunteer aides (not members of the Federation) we
are still in the process of working out a more satisfactory program.
It is our opinion that the Federation could accomplish much in
urban areas where there is lower cost rental housing, if it had the
funds to spend on publicity, education, helping new committees organize,
and other related functions.
As long as the Clearing House operation continues to drain the
Federation Budget, these important Federation functions can not be
carried on.
We are convinced that with the increasing number of applicants,
we must have a paid office worker to provide the daily continuity of
contact with homeseekers, committees, open occupancy listings, and
housing aides. Indeed it is often difficult to get the work done on a
1/2 day schedule.
We therefore conclude that, since Fair Housing Inc. is now ready
to assume the operation of the Clearing House, the best Housing Service
to the Greater Boston area could be accomplished through a combined
effort of a Fair Housing, Inc. Clearing House and the Fair Housing
Federation with its Committees, working side by side.

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FAIR HOUSING FEDERATION OF GREATER BOSTON
14 CRA'.IFORD STREET, ROXBURY 21, MASSACHUSETTS
Highlands 5-5900
HOUSING REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING
Sadelle R. Sacks January 10, 1963
Jean Schreiber
Housing Chairmen
The accompanying table shows the total disposition of 155 concluded records of applicants since April 1961 when the Federation took over
the operation of the Clearing House. Since, there are 36 applicants
who are currently looking for housing* a total of 191 homeseekers have
sought aid since April 1961.
During the first year there were 46 concluded records, 69 in the
following six month period and 40 in the last 3 months*
These figures show an increase in total activity that has not
slackened during the winter months. The success of committee aid in
"homes bought" is evident. In the last 3 months rentals do not show
any success except "through other agencies" or "realtors".
Without having done an analysis of this data as yet, we would
estimate that lack of success in "rentals" derives from (1) more
requests for lower priced apartments in the inner city areas, (2)
absence of committees in these localities, (3) length of time Involved
in waiting for results of MCAD complaints, (4) the number of out-of-
staters who need to find housing quickly.
We have set up an inner city apartment-aide program, and although
we have about 30 volunteer aides (not members of the Federation) we
are still in the process of working out a more satisfactory program.
It is our opinion that the Federation could accomplish much in
urban areas where there is lower cost rental housing, if it had the
funds to spend on publicity, education, helping new committees organize,
and other related functions.
As long as the Clearing House operation continues to drain the
Federation Budget, these important Federation functions can not be
carried on.
We are convinced that with the increasing number of applicants,
we must have a paid office worker to provide the daily continuity of
contact with homeseekers, committees, open occupancy listings, and
housing aides. Indeed it is often difficult to get the work done on a
1/2 day schedule.
We therefore conclude that, since Fair Housing Inc. is now ready
to assume the operation of the Clearing House, the best Housing Service
to the Greater Boston area could be accomplished through a combined
effort of a Fair Housing, Inc. Clearing House and the Fair Housing
Federation with its Committees, working side by side.